- Emotionally-Focused Therapy
- Client-Centered work
- Cognitive Behavioral tools
About Kimara
Kimara Runcie is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC) and a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) with 12 years of experience. She is licensed in New York and practices from Maryland. Her work focuses on stress, anxiety, relationship concerns, trauma and abuse, grief, depression, and related life challenges.
Kimara helps people name difficult emotions and look at how those feelings affect daily life. She talks through patterns around intimacy, attachment, and parenting. Sessions also address anger, self-esteem, career adjustments, and coping after major life changes.
Her approach draws on Emotionally-Focused Therapy alongside Client-Centered and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy techniques. She blends methods to match what a person needs in the moment. That often means reflecting feelings, practicing new ways of communicating, and trying small behavioral steps between sessions.
Kimara also works with people facing adoption or foster care issues, attachment concerns, autism and Asperger Syndrome, caregiving strain, compassion fatigue, and codependency. She supports those managing mood differences including bipolar and disruptive mood dysregulation concerns, as well as dissociation and trauma-related difficulties.
Practical work in her sessions includes setting short-term goals, testing small changes, and reviewing what helps. To begin, clients provide some basic information and schedule an initial meeting so clinical priorities can be identified and a plan agreed on.
How her approaches translate to online sessions
Emotionally-Focused Therapy helps people name and track strong feelings and how those feelings shape relationships. Online work can focus on identifying emotional patterns, expressing needs, and practicing new responses in the moment. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes listening and building a collaborative relationship; online meetings use reflective listening and open questions to clarify concerns. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy breaks problems into thoughts, feelings, and actions and tests small behavior changes between sessions, which can be reviewed remotely.Choosing the right approach is part of the process. The therapist will work together with each person to decide which methods fit their goals and preferences. That collaborative process includes checking in about what helps and adjusting techniques over time.
Session formats are not specified in the biography, so confirm current session options before booking. Online encounters can make it easier to fit meetings into a busy schedule, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time. They also let people practice new communication or behavioral steps in real life and then talk through how it went during the next meeting.
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Experience
12+ years
Listed in
New York, Maryland
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, relationship and intimacy-related issues, trauma and abuse, grief, depression, parenting concerns, anger, self-esteem, career changes, and related areas.
What is her therapeutic style?
She uses Emotionally-Focused Therapy along with Client-Centered and Cognitive Behavioral approaches, aiming to identify emotions and practical steps to change patterns.
How much experience does she have?
She has 12 years of professional experience working with a range of emotional and life concerns.
What credentials and location apply?
She holds LCPC and LMHC credentials and practices from Maryland. Her LMHC is registered in New York as noted.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients work with her?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How are sessions arranged and what do they cost?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I get started?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
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